Lemon Stampers

Enjoy these delicious lemon flavored cookies - perfect dessert to be served at any party.

Ingredients

1

cup butter or margarine, softened

1

package (3 oz) cream cheese, softened

1/2

cup sugar

1

tablespoon grated lemon peel

2

cups all-purpose flour

Directions

1In large bowl, beat butter and cream cheese with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in sugar and lemon peel. Gradually stir in flour. Cover; refrigerate about 2 hours or until firm.

2Heat oven to 375°F. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. On ungreased cookie sheet, place balls about 2 inches apart. "Stamp" balls to about 1/4-inch thickness using a potato masher, the bottom of a glass, the bumpy side of a meat mallet, the end of an empty spool of thread or a cookie press, dipping first into additional sugar.

3Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until set but not brown. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.

Tips

Here's a tip to remember when shaping dough into balls: Use a level tablespoon of dough to create a perfect 1-inch ball.